Google search shows Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan's wife is Anushka Sharma. Why?
If you type ‘Rashid Khan wife’ on the Google search bar, Anushka Sharma’s name appears first in the results page. Here’s why this happens.
This might sound strange but it is actually true that if you search for Afghan cricketer Rashid Khan’s wife on Google, actress Anushka Sharma’s name will appear. No, seriously. There is proof as we attached a screenshot here from Google for your reference. Just type ‘Rashid Khan wife’ in the Google search bar and Anushka’s name and pictures will pop up.
Anushka Sharma is cricketer Virat Kohli’s wife. So, why does her name appear if you look for Rashid Khan’s wife on Google? Interested in knowing about this? Here’s the story.
Who is Rashid Khan?
Born in 1998, Rashid Khan is an Afghan cricketer and the current vice-captain of his team. He was one of the eleven cricketers to play in Afghanistan's first ever Test match against India in June 2018. Rashid, a year later, led the team in the one-off Test against Bangladesh. Also, he became the youngest cricketer to captain a Test match side at the age of 20.
Who is Anushka Sharma?
Anushka Sharma is a Bollywood actress best known for her films Band Baaja Baaraat, PK, Sultan, Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Sanju and Sui Dhaaga. She married Virat Kohli in a private ceremony in Italy three years ago. The couple announced in August that they are expecting their first child together.
What will appear if you search for ‘Rashid Khan wife’ on Google?
If you type ‘Rashid Khan wife’ on the Google search bar, Anushka Sharma’s name appears first in the results page. After her name on the page, a short bio of Rashid is written followed by his marital status that reads, ‘Married’. Wife’s name is written as Anushka Sharma. As for the Marriage Date column, her wedding date with Virat Kohli is mentioned December 11, 2017.
Why does Anushka Sharma’s name appear if we search for ‘Rashid Khan wife’?
It so happened that Rashid was asked to name his favourite Bollywood actresses during an Instagram chat session with his fans and followers in 2018. In response to the question, Rashid named Anushka Sharma and Preity Zinta. Thereafter, Rashid Khan trended furiously as news outlets reported Anushka Sharma as his favourite actress, as mentioned by him. That’s the connection between Rashid Khan and Anushka Sharma. That’s it. Ever since those incessant headlines of Anushka being Rashid Khan’s favourite actress, Google has been showing Anushka Sharma as Rashid Khan’s wife.
Is Rashid Khan married?
To conclude this, Anushka Sharma is not Rashid Khan’s wife as depicted by Google. In fact, Rashid Khan is not married and asked about it, said during an interview in July, that he will “get engaged and married once Afghanistan wins the cricket World Cup”.
Well, well.
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